MetroWest, Milford weather: The heat continues

Tuesday

Oct 10, 2017 at 11:52 AMOct 10, 2017 at 11:52 AM

By Daily News Staff

The stretch of late summer heat continues in what should be prime fall days of crisp and cool comfort. Highs today will likely hit 80 again - way above normal for MetroWest and the Milford region. It's a warm trend that has been most noticeable in the past month.

For the first 10 days of October, 9 out of 10 days in Worcester have been above normal. In Boston, 7 out of 10 days in October have been above normal. The average temperature so far in Boston for October has been 7.2 degrees warmer than normal. In Worcester, October has been 8.3 degrees above normal, according to data from the National Weather Service.

And all of this is coming off a warm September. Boston saw temperatures on average 2.2 degrees above normal, but looking at the monthly report from the National Weather Service archives show that 20 out of 30 days in September in Boston were warmer than normal. In Worcester, September averaged 3.2 degrees above normal with 18 of 30 days warmer than normal.

So here's some good news, bad news. Today will end our most recent stretch of heat. Wednesday thru Friday of this week will actually feel like fall with highs in the 60s and lows dipping down to the 40s and 50s at night. But, we make a return to warmer and muggier temperatures by Saturday with highs back in the mid-70s for at least the weekend.

Normally by this time in October we would be looking for our first widespread frost, putting an end to the growing season. The long range forecast for the next two weeks shows no risk of frost at all. In fact, most forecasts show us staying with warm days in the upper-60s to mid-70s for at least the next two weeks. Our normal high temperature for this time of year is about 61 degrees.